{
 "answer": "In the Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador, hens permitted: True; max hens: twenty adult birds; livestock rule: Structures >5 animal units must be 600m from residence or Residential zone.; permit or licence: subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources. Source: Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm Development Regulations 2017-2027 (as amended), Residential Use Zone Table Condition 6, Keeping of Animals, verified 2026-08-29.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-003444",
 "municipality": "Roddickton-Bide Arm",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Newfoundland and Labrador",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "backyard_animals",
 "label": "Backyard hens & livestock",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-08-29",
 "official_website": "http://www.roddickton.bidearm.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Town of Roddickton-Bide Arm Development Regulations 2017-2027 (as amended), Residential Use Zone Table Condition 6, Keeping of Animals",
   "category": "backyard_animals",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2020-06-25",
   "document_url": "https://www.gov.nl.ca/mca/files/LGLUP-Registry-Roddickton-Bide-Arm-DevRegs-2020.pdf",
   "summary": "In the Residential zone, small animals customarily kept as household pets are permitted, and chickens, ducks, geese or other poultry may also be kept, up to a total of 20 adult birds, subject to Council approval and the province's Environmental Guidelines for Poultry Producers.",
   "discovered_by": "nl-newcats",
   "discovered_at": "2026-08-29",
   "capture_sha256": "b090eaf82daa9d3f5ac5dfaf5b9589da2fdf593bcc29079b3f5e2d9728c7be9c",
   "captured_at": "2026-08-29T15:31:19+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/b090eaf82daa9d3f5ac5dfaf5b9589da2fdf593bcc29079b3f5e2d9728c7be9c.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "hens_permitted": true,
    "max_hens": "twenty adult birds",
    "livestock_rule": "Structures >5 animal units must be 600m from residence or Residential zone.",
    "permit_or_licence": "subject to the approval of Council and the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "hens_permitted": "Schedule C, Residential (RES), Condition 6",
    "max_hens": "Schedule C, Residential (RES), Condition 6",
    "livestock_rule": "s. 45(1)(a)",
    "permit_or_licence": "Schedule C, Residential (RES), Condition 6"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/nl/roddickton-bide-arm/backyard-hens/text-b090eaf82daa/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/nl/roddickton-bide-arm/backyard-hens/"
}